The country’s bishops, along with the rest of Catholic Church and the citizenry of Venezuela, have lived in the unfolding chaos that has driven at least 3 million out of the country.
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The Mothers of La Candelaria continue their search for Colombia’s ‘disappeared’
Progress continues to be slow as local officials do not have the capacity to respond to the high number of investigations, and some families of disappeared persons remain wary of collaborating with authorities.
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Senators oppose Trump refugee cuts on religious freedom grounds
“At a time when we are facing the ‘highest levels of displacement on record,’ according to the United Nations Refugee Agency, we urge you to increase the refugee resettlement cap and to admit as many refugees as possible within that cap,” the letter reads.
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Trinidadians step up to aid Venezuelan migrants when government steps back
Venezuelan migrants, fleeing violence and political instability at home, had been trickling into the island nation for several years. That trickle became a wave in 2018 as inflation soared and food shortages became acute.
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‘Safe third country’? Guatemalans are not convinced
“Our own people don’t have dignity. There’s no security. There are thousands of malnourished kids. How can we offer to be a safe country if it isn’t even safe for our own citizens?”
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Is reform possible in Puerto Rico after street protests drive governor out of office?
“The emphasis of the activists on the ground,” Rolando López said, “is that the governor resigning is not the last step. This really is about a more general critique of the economy of Puerto Rico.”
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Puerto Rico’s bishops call for Governor Ricardo Rosselló to step down
The bishops said in a statement on July 19: “You, Mr. Governor, bribed and attacked people and groups that participate in our democratic coexistence and therefore cannot continue to exercise your role.”
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Residents fight to keep the Amazon alive, ‘but big money speaks louder.’ Can the church help?
For more than three decades, Juscelina Silva Batista’s life has followed the rise and fall of the Amazon River.
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Struggles of families uprooted by Brazil’s Belo Monte reveal the dam’s dark side
“People used to live there,” said Joana Gomes da Silva, pointing to the cluster of skeletal trunks and branches. “It was a very pretty house. It’s underwater now.”
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Development in the Amazon threatens way of life for Afro-Brazilian communities
Although slavery as an institution no longer exists, forms of forced labor persist in the country.